We were bound to find out eventually who reserved a Senate office building room for the Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s recent “coronation.” Kudos to the Washington Post for solving the mystery. Sen. John W. Warner’s office acknowledged yesterday that the Virginia Republican arranged for religious activists to use a Senate office building last March for […]
Republicans may hope to use a moderate façade in prime time during the party’s national convention next month, but behind the scenes, the GOP has left one powerful special interest in charge: Big Tobacco. My friend Andrew, who knows more than a little about this issue, noticed a Newday report yesterday that emphasized security concerns […]
No wonder Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is thinking about quitting politics in two years; he’s just not very good at it. When Republicans needed to replace Trent Lott two years ago, they turned to Frist, a senator who seemed likable and had a compelling personal narrative. The White House, which helped orchestrate the […]
It’s no wonder John Edwards’ “Two Americas” speech resonated so well; it’s all true. The Wall Street Journal, on the front page no less, offered a tremendous analysis on how economic growth in recent years has been terribly one-sided and that the post-recession recovery has “taken two tracks.” I’ll give you one guess which income […]
It’s encouraging to see the U.S. policy on the execution of minors getting some much needed attention. A broad array of individuals and groups ranging from Jimmy Carter to Mikhail Gorbachev and the American Medical Association to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged the Supreme Court yesterday to declare that it is unconstitutional to […]
Bush will make his way to Iowa (swing state — 7 electoral votes) this afternoon for one of his insipid “Ask the president” events. Don’t be surprised, however, if questions are limited to complementary softballs. Admission to the event may be free of charge, but it is not open to the general public. In fact, […]
No wonder John Kerry emphasizes the White House’s Halliburton ties at every possible opportunity: there’s just so much to work with. The latest embarrassing revelation for Cheney’s former company that keeps winning lucrative no-bid contracts from the administration is word that a grand jury in Texas is investigating Halliburton’s business dealings with Iran, the same […]
I haven’t been particularly worked up about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ridiculous criticisms of California Democrats — in which he called them “girlie men” — because like so much of California’s politics, it seems too absurd to be bothered. Yes, the phrase comes from a Saturday Night Live skit that, ironically, parodies bodybuilders like Schwarzenegger. Did […]
Nader campaign, last week: Presidential candidate Ralph Nader is shunning help from Republicans to get on Michigan’s ballot as an independent candidate. […] To qualify as an independent candidate, Nader needed to submit 30,000 signatures by Thursday. State Republicans had said they would make sure he had enough signatures if he wanted to get on […]
Of all the campaign attacks levied this year, I think the most offensive is the notion that terrorists would somehow prefer a Kerry victory over Bush. The Kentucky GOP has distributed bumper stickers that read “Kerry is bin Laden’s Man/Bush is My Man.” Likewise, the website for the Washington Times, an admittedly ultra-conservative newspaper, is […]